Pan-rack.



E. ALBRIGHT.

PAN RACK.

APPLICATION HLED AUG.2. 1916.

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Patented July 9,

E. ALBRIGHT.

PAN RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-2,1915- 1 ,272, 175, Patented July 9, 1918.

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EDWARD ALBRIGHT, 0F MEN'OMINEE, MICHIGAN.

PAN-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Application filed August 2, 1916. Serial No. 112,825.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, EDWARD ALBRIGI-rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Menominee, in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in, Pan-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in racks, and more particularly to that class thereunder known as portable pan racks, primarily adapted for use in supporting and conveying pans to and from the ovens either in a filled or emptied condition.

Theprimary object of the invention is the provision of a device of the above stated character which may be simple in construction, durable in use, well adapted forthe purposes intended,'and wherein means are employed for adjusting the support for the racks to accommodate pans of various sizes. A further object of the invention is the provision of shelves having connection with the uprights in a novel manner, and so constructed, whereby when the pans are mounted upon the shelves to prevent any accidental displacement of the same from such shelves, during the transportation of the pans. I To this end, use is made of a series of shelves constructed of angle irons, adaptable for supporting a series of pans, the said shelves inclining downwardly in a 'direc tion toward the. upright or post to which the same is afiixed, thus preventing any accidental slipping or displacement of the pans from the racks during the transportation of the wheeled ibase upon which the shelves are supported, over the floors.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features, details'of construction and combination of parts whichw-ill hereinafter be more fully set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in'the appended claims.

Figure 1 is atop plan view of the pan rack constructed in accordance with my inven tion;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation;

Fig. 8 is a side view;

Fig. 4; is a perspective view of the wheeled support showing the pan shelves removed therefrom;

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the manner of connection of the pan shelves with a wooden upright or post of the wheeled support;

Fig. 6 is a detailview, showing a slightly modified form, illustrating the manner of connection of the pan shelves with a channeled iron upright or post; and

Fig. 7 is a detail view illustrating a further modified form, showing the manner of connection of the pan shelves with a T bar upright or post.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, reference being had to Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, 5 denotes the rack generally, comprising a wheeled base 6 sup ported upon casters 7. The said base embodies a pair of sections 8 and 9 respectively, and preferably constructed from metal or the like material. The section 8 of the base is formed with a side rail 10 provided at its opposite ends with inwardly and angularly extending end rails 11 and provided at a point intermediate of its length with an inwardly and angularly extending intermediate rail 12. The respective end and inter mediate rails of the section 8 are of hollow slot 14. Located in the slots or openings 14 of the said intermediate and end rails is a locking screw 15. The opposite or other section 9 of the wheeled base (3 embodies a side rail a 16 formed at the opposite ends thereof with solid cndrails 17 and an intermediate inwardly extending slitted rail 18. The said end and intermediate rails of the section 9 are telescopically mounted within the sockets 13 of the respective end and intermediate rails of the section 8, thus adapting the wheeled base for adjustment to accommodate pans of different sizes. The sections are retain'ed in locked engagement through the medium of the locking screws 15. Fixedly secured on the side rails 10 and 16 of the respective sections 8 and 9 of the wheeled base by means of clamps 19 are spaced parallel upstanding posts or uprights 20, which in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, are preferably constructed of wood. The upper ends of these uprights 20 are adjustably connected together through the medium of the inwardly extending bar 21 fixed to one of the uprights or posts 20,

telescopically mounted in the hollow bar 22 carried by the opposite upright or post 20. The bars 21 and 22 of the uprights are adjus'tably connected together through the emsupport or rack of the above stated character a plurality of shelves 24. These shelves are constructed of angle irons 25 and are secured to the outer side faces of the respective uprights or posts 20, in spaced superposed relation one to the other, and the shelves 241 secured to one of the uprights are in alinement with the shelves 25 secured to the opposite upright, thus when the shelves are in assembled position, will serve to support a series of pans, preferably bakers pansi To this end, the said shelves are arranged in a longitudinal plane with re spect to the wheeled base 6 and have their horizontal portions 26, at a point intermediate the length ofthe shelves, cut out to provide depending flanges 27, embedded in the outermost side faces of the uprights or on said shelves.

posts 20 and the vertical portion 30 of the angle iron is riveted to the outermost face 31 of the upright. By this arrangement, the shelves 25 will be permanently connected in spaced bars to the opposite posts or uprights 20. Each] of the shelves 25 are inclined in a downward direction toward the uprights 20,

thus providing the shelves of such configuration to'prevent any accidental sliding or displacement of the pans 32 from the angle iron shelves 2 5. As better shown in Figs. and 3 of the drawings, each of the end shelves is provided with off-bent end flanges 83 which facilitate the retention of the pans Furthermore, the distance which the shelves 30 protrudefrom opposite sides'of the uprights, permits ,of-a plurality of pans to be supported on the shelves at opposite sides of said uprights;

In the modified form shown in Fig. Gof the drawing, the uprights or posts 34- are constructed of channel iron, and the vertical portion 30 of the shelves, as well asthe depending flanges 27 thereof are riveted to the respective connecting and side portions of the channeled arms. V

Shown inFig. 7 of the drawing is a still further modified form, illustrating the uprights 35 comprising T-bars. Inthis form, the upstanding portions '30 of each of the shelves are riveted to the head 36 of the bar, and the-depending flanges 27 are brought to bear against the under surface of the head 36. a o i It is to be understood that the uprights 34eand 35 shown in the modified forms of the invention are connected with the wheeled base and to one another in the identical manner as that described in the preferred embodiment of the invention; in view thereof, a further explanation of the manner of connecting the'uprights with the wheeled base and the connection of the respective uprights to one another is'beli'eved to be unnecessary.-

3 From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

the advantages of. construction and of-the' method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art'to .whichthe desire to have it understood that 5 the, device shown 1s' merely illustratlve, andthat such changes maybe made whengdesired as are within the scope of the claims'appended i thereto.

"I claim:

-1. In a device of the class described, a wheeledbase comprising a pair of adjustable telescopically mounted sections, means for locking said sections against movement, a pair. of spaced uprights connected with and medially of said base, a telescopic cross bar adjustably connecting the upper; ends of the uprights to permit the adjustment there-' of upon theadjustment of the base,-and a series of pan' supporting members connected with the exterior side faces of said uprights V and capable of supporting lengths; 7

2. In a device of the class -described, a wheeled base having' an adjustable connection at the end and intermediate portions thereof, a pair of spaced uprights connected pans of various with said base at opposite sides of its intermediate connection, a telescop'ic cross bar for spreading apart or drawing together the upper endsof the uprights, and a series of pan' supporting members of L-shaped configuration incross section having their veri.

tical and horizontal portions engaging with said uprights for connecting the supporting members therewith and disposing the latter in a longitudinal plane with respect to said j j base. r a V In testimony whereof I a'liiX my signature. I EDWARD ALBRIsIir.

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